Titanic-Bot
| Class of Bootleg | Class 3 - Concept Bootleg |
| Class Notes: | This one is a lot of fun! Just in VERY poor taste! |
| Bootleg Source: | James Cameron's Titanic Movie |
| Bootleg Rating: |
 (Five out of five stars)
|
| Sightings: | USA |
| Vintage: | Fall/Winter 1998 |
Titanic. The Movie. I don't quite know how James Cameron did it...but every time I watch this movie I keep holding my breath, wondering if this time the Titanic will manage the turn and miss the ice. It's weird. But even the Special Edition didn't have the alternate ending that I craved.
Anyway, when I first saw this toy, I knew what I was waiting to happen. I wanted the ship to turn into a giant robot and beat the crap out of the ice.
Presenting:
TITANIC-BOT
T R A N S F O R M A B L E
Yes...it's the doomed ocean liner. A fairly accurate rendition, to boot. If you look close, you can even see a tiny Jack Dawson stealing a coat. (Just kidding.)
But, more importantly, it's also TITANIC-BOT. A huge (to scale) robot. Hell-bent on making sure that everyone makes it safely home....THIS TIME.
The packaging on this toy is incredible! Professional artwork on the logo, illustration of the ship, and rendering of the robot mode (detailed at right). The card stock is also very thick and durable, and the plastic used in the blister is very high end.
The toy itself is blistered to the card, but the card is die-cut. The toy sits halfway through the card, allowing the ship to be seen from both sides.
There is a small logo on the lower left corner of the card, identifying the maker as "Flying Dragon Toys Mfy. Ltd.", Titanic-Bot as item number "407BC" and the toy itself as "Made In China."
The back of the packaging has a wire-frame rendition of Titanic-Bot, as well as a very nice series of photos showing the ship in every stage of it's transformation. (A portion of which is shown below.)
As shown in the photo at right, the transformation to robot leaves a bit to be desired. The smokestacks jut out from the center of the figure's chest, the articulation is limited to hinges at the elbows.
But, still, it looks pretty darn cool. Titanic-Bot's weapons are the masts, designed to look like the ship's anchors.
And take a look at the head on the Titanic-Bot:
Pretty sweet, eh? A far cry from the beatific face on Bat-Bot. Titanic-Bot seems to stare out at the viewer, defiantly crying:
HEY! This water's COLD!
But the BIG QUESTION is
....how does Titanic-Bot handle an ICEBERG?!?!
Well, in the best Reasonably Clever Tradition, we decided to find out.
Step One: Float your Boat
We start our test by putting the Titanic-Bot in water. Surprisingly it floats. Not well, but it does.The water laps just over the deck, but it stays afloat.
There's even a HUGE engine on the bottom that pushes Titanic-Bot around. Again, not well, but it does move. Too bad our "ocean" is so limited in scope.
Step Two: Bring on the 'Berg
Here's the iceberg. Froze it myself.
Step Three: ICEBERG!
BOOM!I dropped my block of ice onto the Titanic-Bot from a height of six feet or so. The double image is the best image cap I could get of the "splashdown."
Step Four: The Results
Q: How does the Titanic-Bot handle an iceberg?A: Quite well! It took a licking and kept from sinking!
(Note the lower level of water in the pot. That water is now all over my dining room. Ah well.)
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